A Rare Pudding Lane Token takes me back to the Great Fire of London - Mudlarking with Nicola White
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Earlier this year I went for a mudlarking outing with Simon Bourne @Si-finds and Jules Farge and found a wonderful collection of mostly 17th Century finds, including one of my best ever finds. This find is a special traders token which took me on a journey to discover more about the person who issued the token and then to find that that it came from a business in Pudding Lane - which is where the Great Fire of London started in 1666.
It's incredible really, the journey of discovery that a Thames find can take you on and this one is particularly fascinating. To think that a person once held this token in their hand, that could have know the baker where the fire started is rather mind blowing to say the least!
So, do watch the video and see what you think and maybe you can find something out about the person who issued this token.
There are also some other finds with super stories behind the and I have some messages in bottles which need translating too! So, to be honest, this video is probably one of my firm favourites!
If you are tempted to try mudlarking, you do need a permit from the Port of London Authority and you can find out the details on how to apply here:--
www.pla.co.uk/...
Thank you for watching. you can follow me on twitter and instagram here:-
@tidelineart
Nicola White
www.tidelineart.com
I am in a wheelchair and I live in America, and every time we go to the beach and go for a glass hunt we always pick up trash and since Covid they are not picking up trash at the beaches anymore, I saw two families bury their plastic waste trash. I then grab some gloves out of my car went back in my wheelchair and dug up all of the trash because it is so bad in America and where I live in California. Thank you so much for posting that because it’s true it takes thousands of years for plastic to biodegrade and it’s getting into all of our food supplies… PS love your videos and all the amazing things that you find!❤️🧜🏼♀️
Chelsea Rush Well done ❤️Stay safe over there!
Thank you
I'm sorry to hear that environmentally conscious California doesn't pick up its beach trash. The beach where I live in South Carolina is picked up and raked by city workers by 7am every day, COVID or not. Our beach is never trashy.
Here's the translation of the message in Spanish :
-To this day 7th of February I give thanks to be able to throw into the waters of London one of the most unique wishes that fewer people reach to possess. To love and be loved.
If you, Tania and Iván, wish to protect each other eternally, in the good and the bad (wich will be little) and the rest... In live(or on live)
I love you Tania -
And on the top right corner says - I wish to win the poker tournament in London
I wonder if he won it ?
gracias Maria.
😂🤣🙂
cool TY
María qué rápidez. Muy buena traducción. God you were quick. Very good translation.
Hi Nicola, I am 6 years old and live in Ontario Canada. I love watching your videos with my mom. I wanted to tell you that the dragon name is actual Hookfang and he is a part of the How to Train Your Dragon series. He is actually really cool for this video because be does breath fire but can also light himself on fire as a defence. Keep making your videos, we love watching them. Emma
Hi Emma! Thank you very much for your message here and for telling me who this dragon is! So it's Hookfang. That's so funny that I found him on the same day that I found the fire of London token! I'm so glad you enjoy the videos. Thank you. Have a lovely weekend. Nicola 😍😘
I always LOVE your "fact finding" history lessons at the end of your videos, Nicola. Their never "mind numbing" 😔😴 like some of the lectures my teachers and professors would prattle on about. I always leave your videos with such fascinating and interesting historical information on the Thames and UK 👍👏. Thank you ever so much for your time and effort, sister-friend 🤗.
It seemed to be quite the day for 17th century treasures!!
Hope all is well, safety and healthy-wisewise, with your family and friends🤞. And also hoping your little garden fledglings 🐦 have all made it safely out into the great big world🤗.
☮️🕉️ for you my friend ☺️🤗🤭😘.
Thank you Juliet. Yes the fledglings fledged! x
Seeing all that plastic rubbish makes me sad 😥 I'm still relatively new to the Thames Foreshore with my permit but actively pick up any rubbish that I find out mudlarking and chuck it in the bin.
I have a saying....... if you are kind to the Thames (in picking up and disposing of the plastic and rubbish) then the Thames is kind to you!!!!! And the Thames has been kind to me so far in gifting me pins, a lead seal, musket balls bits of clay pipes and heaps of pottery and broken bits of china for me to find.
As mudlarks and custodians of the river we must all unite in the fight of plastic even if it is only a plastic bottle that gets picked up and disposed of it is one less piece of plastic out of harms way.
Some lovely coins found today the Charles 1st Rose Farthing is beautiful and is a lovely find 😍 x
Thanks Marina. Yes, well said x
I think it would be a good idea if that plastic was "united" to the hands of the owners until they reached a rubbish bin to dispose of it themselves. People need to be more responsible.
If humans are here long enough the universe will be polluted.
Nicola,
I could rave on about this marvelous episode, but it speaks for itself❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Thank you Rik! Appreciate your lovely comment. So glad you enjoyed it. I loved making this vidoe. Soooo interesting.
A buckle in the muckle😁 good one Nicola. Hi Si and Jules. Great finds Cheers from Michigan xxx
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this mudlarking adventure ( I enjoy them all - in fact, I’m hooked on your exploits now). Thank you for bringing me so much enjoyment and knowledge on your finds.
Mailing from the eastern cape South Africa. Born 1944 and raised in London. Left in 1967. I find your programme so fascinating. I love it especially all the historical facts. London has changed so much but I often used to walk along the embankment, love the Thames and at least that hasn’t changed.
Thank you so much Nicola. Keep on larking. ☺️
Thank you
Who would have thought such a small piece of metal could hold so much history. Thank you for sharing another wonderful story.
Winnifrute is the perfect name for the dragon. I'm sure she approves! Love the videos, the chats with fellow mudlarks, the delight in what the Thames offers that day, and the historical summary at the end! A LOT of work for you, I think, on the back end of these videos. Please know it is very appreciated. Well done!
Thank you
I love your channel and your enthusiasm for the history of the things you find.
17:00 seems like the people that live in those apts. would have a clean up party and get that done.
@Nicky L Post it ...
if I lived there I would definitely organise a clean up party!
Would make a great bonfire if moved closer to the water!
@@AndrexT Good idea Andrew , but don't burn plastic !
@@stevesilk51 No, recycle that stuff.
What an excellent and professional video documentary. You have boundless talents Nicola! I’ve been watching you for years but I am delighted to be able to go back and watch your early, early works.
Thanks Cindy, that's so kind of you to say
Omg! a token from Pudding lane is fantastic! It must be wonderful to hold it in your hand and imagine where it has been x
it really is! x
Thank you for all the research you do. Love hearing the history. Great day for you.
90% or more of plastic waste found on the shore and in the ocean is not from individuals discarding plastic, but from corrupt recycling companies that dump what they can't sell. Many countries also ship their "recycled" waste to countries in SE Asia, who do the same thing. What they can't sell, they dump into the ocean.
Cruise ships are the worse for dumping in the ocean before going back to port.
The way Si was slowly opening that note I thought maybe he had written a marriage proposal to you Nicola!! I'm silly but a romantic at heart and you would have had to say YES!! I so look foward to your larking adventures as I enjoy them so much!! Happy Mudlarking to you and Sci.
Yet again, an exceptionally well-produced video, Nic! Congratulations on some of your most interesting finds yet. While you never cease to entertain, I never fail to learn a bit of history along the way. The time spent with you is always time well spent! Hoping that you, your Mum and stepdad, and Angelo and the band all remain safe and well.
Thanks Steve! So kind of you. Everyone is well. Im looking forward to seeing them all again soon hopefully. I hope you and your family are well x
I love listening to your soothing voice. You could talk all day 😊 I enjoy listening to all the information you give on your treasures.
Thank you x
Nic, I love how your discoveries and videos get people excited. They in turn do their own research and come back here to expand on the story. Have a great week!
Winifrute is likely a variant of Winifred, who most famously was a Welsh Saint. Saint Winifred is featured in the Brother Cadfael mysteries written by the late Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter).
My mom's name was Winifred -- Wini to all. Not quite a saint though! But mom nonetheless!
That is sweet of you to rescue the stuffed animals from the Thames!😍. I always get excited when you fine a clay pipe and what could be on it.
Hi Nicola, here in Australia we have a 10c deposit scheme where we take our bottles to a recycle depot and we get money back for them. We do still have a problem in that not all states have the scheme, but I’m sure it helps. Kids tend to collect the bottles for a bit of pocket money too.
When I was a kid in London (in the 1940s) we used to take empty beer bottles to the off-licence to collect 'money on the bottles' - a handy source of pocket money. It was a good system.
We used to do this with glass bottles in the late 70s and early 80s when I was a kid. It died out when plastic bottles started appearing around the mod eighties. It was a great way to supplement your pocket money to send on sweets! 😆
Also from Australia, I remember the late sixties and deposits on bottles. Myself and four or five friends would collect bottles for the deposit given at our local corner store. We were so smart, three of us would take bottles into the store, then ask the shopkeeper for the deposits to be paid out in lollies, we took our time deciding, because the others were outside climbing his fence and stealing bottles which he had already paid out. Then the cycle would start again, with those outside bringing in 'their' bottles, and those of us inside went out to 'pinch' more bottles for the next day. Hope this doesnt see me put into gaol for 'Crimes Committed' !
@@Spitalhatch When I was a child in London during the 60s we would take the bottles from the locked backyard of the pub, take them around the front to their off-licence and they happily paid for them. By doing this only twice a week they never realised they were being ripped off. Oh happy days!
In Canada we can get money for plastic bottles by taking them to the bottle depot. Sadly in my area they consider glass garbage and will not take any glass other than pop and beer bottles. All other glass containers just end up in the landfill.
Thank you for setting an example and picking up some of the rubbish. I consider myself an artist and recently I’m moving in the direction of injecting #2 and #4 recycled plastics into molds made from recycled aluminum. If we all took time to just pick it up and dispose of it properly we’d live better lives. I’m crazy about your edutainment. You, Mr. Bourne and colleagues please stay awesome.
Thank you again for sharing your finds and history lesson. Mum and I are totally amazed at what you all find. I follow SiFi as well.
Hi Linda. glad you enjoy x
Great finds 😃... but the plastic made me sad, well done the mudlarkers for cleaning up ❤️
I love this video! I work in Year 2 in a London Primary school and one of our topics is The Great Fire of London. I shall definitely be showing my class this video next school year. My current class know all about mudlarking as I've shown them my finds and talked to them about what you find. They loved the story of Bonzo but were also very sad. Monday mornings with 2 of them were always ''What did Nicola find yesterday?'' However I have not told them about Nan's keys!! :)
Hi! Thank you! Yes, it's a great idea teaching children with mudlarking finds. It's history they can touch. So much fun!
Thank you for the nice history part, and to Si Fi For showing the N for Nic part he found 👍😊 Stay safe and well.
Truly amazing finds Nicola, to find those coins and tokens that have been waiting for you to come along and find them, must of been so exciting for you. thank you for another interesting trip along the foreshore.
"I wish my parents health, I wish I find things which I really want, and I wish my wifes health, I wish I can..." My Mandarin is not that good.
Thank you!
I do so enjoy your spending so much of your time doing research for us across the pond. If you find more about the snuff pod please let us know. In fact, have you ever thought about having regular programs about follow ups you receive on your various finds? We would enjoy the rest of the story.
Thanks Glenna, yes, I will think about how I can go about doing that x
You have such an awesome love of everything in life! You rock!!!
I love that you are able to find such wonderful things about such a small item in the mud ! History is the best teacher in
Love ❤️ going on adventures with you and learning the historical facts behind the objects it is fascinating to watch all of you with the finds
Wow, what a mudlark you had & really interesting how some of the finds are linked. James was very interested in the Great fire of London - “if only they had fire engines like us!” 😊 Thank you for sharing another adventure with us xx
Thanks Emma and James xx
Thank you for the incredible history lesson! I appreciate that you take the time to do the research. I am a little jealous that you have held such ancient coins and tokens.
Nic like you said this episode is fire 🔥🔥🔥 xxx we as humans should be ashamed of ourselves for polluting nature like that! I would be up for a clean up session xxx
Does Si know his stuff or what!
That would make me very sad to see all that plastic washed up every day from my balcony. 😞 The Pudding Lane history and token amazing!!!
I am so glad I found you on RUclips. I cant stop watching your amazing finds and educational information. Thank you.
That's great so glad you enjoy the videos Steve!
You are so lucky to be able to go mudlarking. I could just sit in one spot and be as happy as a little clam. I see so many pretty rocks, broken pottery, coins, and other trinkets that I would love to have. I have watched several of your videos and I love the history you tell about the items. Again I am very jealous and wish I could do what you do. I would love to go to a bottle dump and find so many bottles that I couldn't carry them all. I am glad to see you try to clean up plastic pieces laying around also. Simon seems to know a lot about everything and seems to be a very nice guy. If I ever to get to come over to England I would love for you 2 to show me around to all the fun spots for hunting (and some of the sights as well). Until then I will just watch your videos and pretend I am there.
Thank you for the mention, Nicola! It was a fascinating story!
I often feel like, to my delight, I'm right there with you.
Excellent Stephen. Im glad to hear that
Great finds!!!! I love learning history with you! So amazing! Thanks!💕
So very very interesting.....first one I have seen & will definitely be looking out for more...thank you!
😃 Oh! What a wonderful paroxcysm of history! Haha, as I was composing the previous line I was reminded of an old joke in a children's magazine. I'm sure you're familiar with the phrase "Ladies Historical Society," rather a women's auxiliary for a typically male organization from early to about mid-1900s. The magazine's silly version of that was the Ladies Hysterical Society, which my 8 year old self thought would be a *lot* more fun than "boring old history." 😆 Well, needless to say, I've changed my mind about history!
I've no Idea why I shared that... 😏
I learn so much from your recaps of the things you wrest from the mud of the Thames! Thank you, and congrats on such a Winnifruteful (OMG!) 😆 Mudlarking Adventure! 😏 Blessings!! 💕
Thank you. I love the thought of the ladies hysterical society! x
(And no, I'm not drunk. Like my mother before me, I am merely *whimsical.* Heh!)
@@nicolawhitemudlark Ha, I'm glad you enjoyed that. 😏
@@nicolawhitemudlark When they meet, their opening ritual is "Slap the face of the lady on your right and shout, 'Snap out of it!'"
Susan Bdusan , what utter nonsense but she is a pirate, from the Spanish Main yet! It looks like. Hmmm.
Here in the other" London" Ontario Canada.We have a clean up our Thames every May each year and a lot of folks will pick up garbage when ever they have a chance but people keep throwing their garbage into the water ways
Awesome findings, the token n coins related to the Great fire of London 1666. Your video ROCKS with lots of Information and knowledge about the coins n artfacts.
Really enjoyed n learned.
Stay cool N HAPPY n Healthy and ENJOY
With Love from SAM
Guwahati Assam INDIA
Thanks for the lovely coquilla nut rabbit hole! Some amazing objects were carved from them. I was thinking it might be a flask, but looking at carved examples, snuff seems more likely (it wouldn't make a big flask for liquor). Most examples I saw had a larger opening for filling (either the entire nut screwed in half, or there was a large-ish hole as in your example) and a smaller stopper--often ivory--for tipping out a bit of snuff (maybe an insert in a larger cork, if there isn't an alternate opening). Perhaps your nut was a work in progress that was lost?
Perfect name for the orphan dragon, I was thinking "Pudding" as a name but Winnifrute is better.
Thanks for all the great info on Pudding Lane and the Great Fire of London. I learned so much!
Thank you! Actually Pudding is very good too x
@@nicolawhitemudlark yeah but Winnifrute is better !! lol Thanks for your fantastic videos. I live in Texas but I LOVE watching you guys mudlark and very much enjoy it when I get a little history lesson.
Great follow up as usual. Appreciate the effort. My father was born in Brighton,1901. Maybe someday I’ll visit Britain and retrace his steps. Hello from Sisters, Oregon USA
Hi! Thank you!
Nicky L Both! He was 54 when I was born, I’m 67. Cheeky! Love it
Nicky L More childish than youngster 🙃
The city also has dragon boundary markers and the Arms of the City of London are supported by a pair of dragons so Winnefruit has more than one connection to the City
ah yes excellent! thank you
I’m so happy to see a new video! I’ve been watching your older videos while waiting.
Hope you enjoyed the Margie x
This is the best youtube channel by far! Well done! I love the way you take us back in time through tiny items which could be lost forever were it not for your enthusiasm and accuracy.
You deserve a prize!
Greetings from Switzerland
Thank you! x
Tragic to see what looked like rubbish, being swallowed by the Seagull! I am ashamed to be human much of the time...thankyou for another fantastic video & the historical information you provide with it. nearly forgot to mention that your choice of music is perfect for each footage.
Stonking vid Nic. I think the third word on the Chinese letter means West Ham ⚒ Hope this helps 😉🐾🧡
Thanks Mud Lover :) And thanks again for the fab thumbnail.
This is one of the most delightful RUclips channels I have ever come across! Thank you so much for sharing with us. Carol, from across the pond in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
I Love your Channel and All the Great History . I did realize No Pipes today! Thank you so much for taking us along with you.
So many amazing finds Nic 👍 and almost all relating back to the Great Fire of London. Awesome 👍 Thanks for sharing 😊
I'm amazed at the history available you find there !!
This was a very fascinating video Thankyou for sharing with us . Stay safe and well . X
Yet another fantastic video! ❤️🌝
Brilliant video and finds Nicola. Really enjoy the social history you uncover linked to some of the finds. Thank you. Ps, nice to see you make an appearance on the television show Thames - then and now, the other evening!
Thank you! And yes it was fun being involved in that filming x
video is great keep them coming Nicola x
Thank you!
Nicola that pudding lane token is awesome and such a fascinating story behind it!!🤩👍🏻👍🏼
Winnifrute is a lovely name!
Some hints about the coquilla nut:
In Morocco, I noticed some old persons using a nutmeg as a snnuff box but with a hole on the top. However the ones with a hole on the side could be used as a whistle. Indeed, when I was child we used to make whistle by piercing a large rounded hole in an apricot kernel.
Thanks for sharing and have a nice day.🤗
Thank you! really useful info
Nicola, it is so nice to see you back on the Thames mudlarking, may not have done lots of pipe extractions (my favorite) but did find lots of wonderful, historic finds with great stories. Thank you, have a wonderful week.
Thanks and you too Debbie!
Great video once again with a history at the end
Fascinating info Nic, wonderful finds except the bone. What a disappointment on "pudding"😱and pretty gross🐃🐂🐶🐱kudos to the guys for the cleanup effort🌹do people live in those buildings?? If so, how does that not bother them...cleanup🤨🙄great video🥰
Hi nicola .I found your video really informative love the finds and the history behind everything. You are a treasure yourself 😊probably not think of pudding the same way ever again lol. Love Winafruit 🐲😊
Thanks for the interesting videos you make of your finds , really enjoy looking at the history , and hearing your explanations.
Fascinating! I love it when you explain the social history around your finds.
I particularly enjoyed researching this one
I love your channel! The way you explain your finds and the joy on all of your faces is wonderful!!! ❤️
Thank you Sandra!
That was brilliant thanks Nicola and the lovely Si.
Amazing!! I simply love watching your videos and am so envious - no river Thames in South Africa. Love all the background stories as well.
Great finds and history lesson on the Great fire. You didn't keep the statue
- great finds.
Thank you x
Loved the subtle Monty Python reference at 11:22.....;)
Not many people got that 😉😂
I have good news and I have bad news.
The good news is that I admire you so very much,and look forward to seeing more!
The bad news is that I keep finding videos that I haven’t yet watched.
Hey, wait!
That’s also good news!
Never bad news from Nicola!
What was I thinking??
I adore you!
More tiny Nicola stories to come,just for you!
If anyone else enjoys them,then yay!
Tiny Nicola party!
🥰
Hello Charles!
Brilliant finds, I totally agree with you holding history in the palm of your hand, amazing ! And Winnifrute is so adorable. So glad to see you back on the Thames Nicola 😊
Thanks Suzanne x
What wonderful finds! I absolutely love your channel and love how you research all your finds. I always learn so much while watching your videos. I do have a question. If I were to visit, is there any type of "day pass" that would allow a tourist to mudlark on the Thames? Or is there some sort of group that takes people down there? I would absolutely love to come and see what all I could find. It would be a dream come true! Thank you for such wonderful videos and bless you!
Yes people can get a day permit by applying in advance to the pla.co.uk
Or Thames discovery do guided walks
14:15pm, 5-01-23 Taikuu Nicola for another exciting and interesting video with all those finds. When you first started to tell us about them, I saw an object on the table, stone, wood or ?? Maybe slightly smaller than your palm, with two prongs about 2 or 3" inches in length. I'm really curious what that is? Probably from another days outing on the beach. Nothing to do with Nevil Shute's, "On the Beach".🤗 Till the next video..
Loved all the history on your finds today.❤️
What amazing finds! That’s a shame that those who live by the rubbish on the beach don’t get together and have a clean up party. ( there seemed to be loads of balls )
agreed!
I have a sideline interest in languages and their history. I note that these finds date to before the standardisation of English spelling. The records for the Applebys have the spelling of Brian and Bryan, as well as the spelling of "Puding".
Many family names refer to the jobs people did. Baker and Miller, for example. Farriner comes from a word meaning flour. Maybe Farriner the Pudding Lane baker's ancestors were flour millers in previous generations and one of them moved into bread and cake baking. He might have been a younger son; his older brother taking over the family business and the younger son apprenticed out to a baker who bought his father's flour.
I'm going to be spending many happy hours catching up on your back catalogue of videos, Nicola.
Stay safe!
Garry in Australia.
Thanks Garry! Yes so many different ways of spelling Appleby and Bryan. Glad you're enjoying. The language back then is absolutely fascinating
I love your little orphan dragon you rescued, he’s adorable 😍 I would’ve called him Pudding.
Love the video and the history lesson. Always a joy to watch.
Thanks Kevin
Pudding: Check out Townsends channel. He's all about 18th century America, food, currency, living conditions etc. Most puddings back then were savory dishes. Your channel is fascinating to me in many ways, thanks.
Thank you!
nerver heard of mudlarking until now, very cool channel.
Thank you!
👍great information about your video stay blessed and see you again on the next episode
Thanks Roger x
I can also imagine the nut shell as the head of an improvised walking stick Nicola.
Perhaps an aging first mate 35 years or so old and slowly going lame from scurvy who was briefly home from voyaging.
He would almost undoubtedly make his way aboard repeatedly after numerous evenings carousing in dockside taverns and worse places of ill-repute.
On such an occasion he might have lost his stick while negotiating the gang-plank.
The shape of the nut shell looks as though it would be a comfortable fit for a large, calloused hand. Particularly one toughened to the consistency of leather by continual exposure to bitumen or 'tar' used to waterproof rigging on ancient sailing vessels.
I think it fun to imagine diverse histories for even the most mundane objects!
The shape of the faint carving reminds me of something like an artichoke.
Winnefrute looks a lot like one of the characters from the movie HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON! God bless, Stevie from AZ
Thanks for taking the plastic away!!!
Always some interesting history. Thank you
Another amazing video Nic!! I love the history lessons about real people (which was my favourite lesson at school ... Mum)
Thanks Mum! Xx
Learnt more from you about history than all the years at school and you make it really interesting xx fabulous please do a Cornwall Mudlark hunt!!
Hi Sue. Thank you. I would definitely do a Cornwall mudlark hunt. I just need a person in Cornwall to take me to a good place to mudlark there - so Ill have to look into that!
That was a lovely view of you coming down the ladder ♥️
The dragon stuffy is from the movie "How to Train Your Dragon" lol
What a brilliant video, the story behind the traders token was incredible.
Thank you